Deep Sky Update – February 2023
February has been a strange month up here in Orkney – we went from 80 mph winds to windless conditions,
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Venus and Jupiter Conjunction – 1-2 March 2023
Over the past week, you might have noticed two brilliant objects getting close together in the west not long after
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Observer’s Challenge – The Moon, the Pleiades, and the Hyades – 2023 Feb 26
On the night of 26th February 2023, the six day old Moon will pass close to the Pleiades and the
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Deep Sky Update – January 2023
Well, the first few weeks of January have not been the best weather in Orkney. Although there have been a
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‘Messenger’ No. 11 Published
The January issue (No. 11) of the Mercury and Venus section newsletter is available online for members to download. The
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Observer’s Challenge – Conjunction of Venus and Saturn on 22-23 January
On 22 January a close conjunction of Venus and Saturn will be visible, low down in the western sky after
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BAA 2023 Winchester Weekend – Bookings open at 9am on Monday 9th January
Booking will open for the BAA Winchester Weekend at 9am on Monday 9th January. Details of the programme and how
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Deep Sky Update – December 2022
Well I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Good New Year. The weather here was not particularly kind
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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) now an impressive morning object
This comet is on track to become a naked-eye object from dark sites at the end of January but it
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Video of the 2022 Christmas Meeting
The recording from our 2022 Christmas Meeting at the Institute of Physics is available to watch here on the BAA
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